“She is a little exuberant at times.”“There are times when she isn’t?” I asked as he began to climb the stairs.“No, I believe you are corr...ct, and if there are times when her exuberance is lacking, I have yet to see it,” he chuckled, patting me on the back as we headed off to change.In the end I was first down, out into the garden and sitting on one of the loungers, Lia looking oddly amused about something. Like a fool I decided to ask, as if I was going to get a straight answer at any point. “What’s going to happen in San Francisco?”“I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure Madam Gao could have a plane ready when we land instead of there being a two hour layover.”They exited Nancy Velacourt’s jet and were whisked into two large black SUVs.Once they were rolling out of the airport, Galena looked at Regina with an “I’m so not surprised” expression on her face.All they’d been told was “Madam Gao would like to meet with you”, and the security detail, while polite, were not answering. Jane was still standing there and just smiled."Sorry, Will, but that won't work on me anymore. I made a few wisheswhile you were asleep."By the way, it was really pretty stupid of you to agree to grantwishes indiscriminately like that. Anyone could come along and make anyfoolish wish that occurred to them. The first two were pretty good, notthat I appreciate being turned cock-hungry and stacked like a fuckingstripper, but good wishes nonetheless. But that third one... God! Whatwere you. They told me to turn around, and Timothy started screaming and laughing, and the Gospel was swearing at him, and the smell was awful. I could hear them beating on him and buzzing sounds and screamings and the smell got worse and worse, and then it was suddenly quiet. I couldn’t breathe because it smelled so bad.I ran out and I ran down the road and The Gospel was shouting after me and I had to get away.By the time I found my sister, I couldn’t talk hardly at all. I never saw her again after.